PPT-Malaria Policy Advisory

Committee WHO Global Malaria Programme Dr Pedro L Alonso Director Malaria Policy Advisory Committee MPAC Convened in January 2012 and every 6 mths since MPAC advises the WHO DG through GMP. 1. What is malaria? Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted through bite of an infected mosquito at night. There are two main types of malaria: Falciparum and Vivax. P. knowlesi malaria is primarily a public health problem among populations living or working in forested areas in south-east Asia. In recent years, sporadic cases of travellers Can we do it? Should we do it?. @. Society_Biology. #. BiologyWeek. Society of Biology. @. Society_Biology. #. BiologyWeek. The Society of Biology is a professional body for . bioscientists. – . providing . Development of a More Efficient Handicraft. Enterprise in a Bambara Farming Village. Villagers (. Hawa. . Coulibaly. , . Bourama. . Coulibaly. ). with Wendy . Nickisch. and . Keriba. . Coulibaly. Gavin Band. o. n behalf of MalariaGEN. www.malariagen.net. Online 30. th. September 2015, . Nature. doi:10.1038/. nature15390. “Why, in regions where every individual is repeatedly exposed to malaria parasites, do some people die of infection while others survive?”. A refresher. 2012. Scope of Presentation. Background on Malaria. Overview of malaria in Zambia. Interventions. Impact. Active Case Detection. Case Management. Clinical features. Treatment. Prevention. Evolution of Sickle Cell Disease . 10 year old. Haitian girl. Goes to clinic with severe chest pain. Many visits for joint pains & exhaustion. Labeled a hypochondriac. Blood count revealed low . Daniel Neafsey. April 19. th. , 2017. Institute for Disease Modeling Symposium. New data types and technologies. New investments in modeling needed. Malaria Genomic Epidemiology. COIL (Complexity of Infection by Likelihood). Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment. . Silvia Schwarte . Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment . e-mail: schwartes@who.int. Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination (IPC) Group Meeting. World Bank, Washington, USA, 6-7 June 2016. David L Smith, . smitdave@uw.edu. Professor of Global . Health. 19. . Apr . 2017. Infectious Disease Modeling Symposium, Seattle, WA. How to build, fit, & interpret models. Biological & environmental mechanisms / processes in individuals. Apicomplexa. . Genus: Plasmodium . Species. : . F. alciparum. ,. . V. ivax. , . O. vale. ,. Malariae. ,. 5. th. species: .  . Plasmodium . knowlesi. : a species that infects primates – has led to human malaria, but the exact mode of transmission remains unclear.. RBM . CCoP. Annual Meeting , Dakar . , . SENEGAL. . , . September. 2016. Dr. Claude Emile . Rwagacondo. Origin of Roll Back Malaria. Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM): the global platform for coordinated action against malaria. Silvia Schwarte. Diagnosis, Treatment and . Vaccines (DTV) . Global Malaria Programme. . (GMP). e-mail: schwartes@who.int. Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination Group Meeting. 16-17 December 2014. Labaran. , CPIPP ABU Zaria . MALARIA: THE PROBLEM. Every year: worldwide. > 200 million clinical cases. > 2 million deaths from malaria mainly in Africa. DRUGS ARE FAILING . Pilot implementation of RTS,S/AS01 vaccine.